In his first message as president of Mexico, President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa defined the priorities of the new administration. One issue which he particularly highlighted was that of security for the people of Mexico. He emphasized that government institutions require profound changes to increase their effectiveness in the struggle to reclaim security and legality.

Renovating the criminal justice system is an urgent task at hand: the system needs to be cleansed, strengthened and put in order.

According to the decree creating the National Institute for the Study of Criminal Science (and which reinducted it in 1996), the Governing Council is headed by the Attorney General of Mexico

The National Institute for the Study of Criminal Science, known as INACIPE for its initials in Spanish, was born out of a need, a set of circumstances and a hope.

One of the main objectives of the National Institute for the Study of Criminal Science

Not only is the INACIPE a highly specialized institute for training and educating personnel for the criminal justice system

Since 2001, and for five consecutive years, the INACIPE has been operating a strategic training updating

Formal learning—taking place in classrooms within scheduled academic periods and programs—is only one part of the INACIPE’s educational mission.
Our philosophy holds that a complete education is made up of more than solely formal learning. We organize other venues for education in addition to classroom teaching.